We call our little girls bossy. Go to a playground; little girls get called bossy all the time - a word that's almost never used for boys - and that leads directly to the problems women face in the workforce.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody's passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn't mind leading.
'Bossy' is someone who bosses people around without reason.
Keeping a feminine approach is vital - men hate bossy females.
I'm the oldest of three girls. My sisters say I can be bossy.
Women have made tons of progress. But we still have a small percentage of the top jobs in any industry, in any nation in the world. I think that's partly because from a very young age, we encourage our boys to lead and we call our girls bossy.
When women are in positions of power it's a hard place to be, especially when that position involves bossing men around.
I find that with some girls, the words 'work' and 'education' have gotten a bad rap.
Women are running companies, serving as the human resource director of companies, and helping employees solve problems. Women are doctors, lawyers, teachers, sales managers, marketers. They handle problems in the workplace by day and manage their families by night.
Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.
Using the word 'bossy' for girls can be quite harmful. What is that saying - that being focused, being assertive, being the boss has a negative attribute? And I have heard that term associated more with women than with men. 'He's so bossy' - you don't hear that. It's a very subtle thing.